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Tricia Stumpf

Tricia Stumpf

American skeleton racer

Tricia Stumpf (born 1970) is an American skeleton racer who competed in the early 2000s. She won two bronze medals in the women's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 2000 and 2001.

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Tricia was the Women's National Skeleton Champion in 2000 and 2001 on the Olympic track in Park City, Utah.[1] In 2000, she also won gold in the North American Championships in Calgary, Canada. On the world stage Tricia earned two additional World Cup medals during the 2000–2001 season.[2] She earned a bronze medal in Igls, Austria and a silver medal in La Plagne, France.

In the off-season, Tricia won three consecutive summer Push Championships in 1999, 2000 (Lake Placid, New York) and 2001 (Calgary, Canada).

An injury prevented Tricia from competing in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Park City, Utah. However, Tricia was selected to carry the Olympic flame in her home town of Park City, Utah, during the Olympic torch relay.

The University of Utah alumni worked as a marketing director in Park City, Utah, prior to the 2002 games.[3] Tricia is married to two-time Olympic biathlete Joan Guetschow.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Famous University Of Utah Alumni". Ranker. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. [2]
    Gustines, Compiled by Elena Aida; Bierman, Fred (2001-12-30). "2001: LOOKING BACK; A Year of Champions: The Fastest, the Strongest, the Best". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. [3]
    "At Their Peak". The Magazine of the University of Utah. Spring 2000. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Gay Park City couple married". The Durango Telegraph. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
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